Evolution - Futuyma, Douglas
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In its scope and emphases, Evolution is a readily recognized descendant of the author's previous textbook, Evolutionary Biology. However, it is much shorter and is exclusively directed toward an undergraduate audience. Teachers and students will find the list of important concepts and terms in each chapter a helpful guide, and will appreciate the radically different dynamic figures and lively photographs. The content of all chapters has been updated, and material has been reorganized into new chapters such as "Conflict and Cooperation" and "How To Be Fit." Contributors Scott M. Edwards and…mehr

Produktbeschreibung
In its scope and emphases, Evolution is a readily recognized descendant of the author's previous textbook, Evolutionary Biology. However, it is much shorter and is exclusively directed toward an undergraduate audience. Teachers and students will find the list of important concepts and terms in each chapter a helpful guide, and will appreciate the radically different dynamic figures and lively photographs. The content of all chapters has been updated, and material has been reorganized into new chapters such as "Conflict and Cooperation" and "How To Be Fit." Contributors Scott M. Edwards and John R. True have provided authoritative chapters on "Evolution of Genes and Genomes" and "Development and Evolution," two of the most rapidly developing subjects in evolutionary biology. A new final chapter on "Evolutionary Science, Creationism, and Society" treats such topics as the nature of science and the practical applications of evolutionary biology.

Content:
Evolutionary Biology
The Tree of Life: Classification and Phylogeny
Patterns of Evolution
Evolution in the Fossil Record
The History of Life
The Geography of Evolution
The Evolution of Biodiversity
The Origin of Genetic Variation
Variation
Genetic Drift: Evolution at Random
Natural Selection and Adaptation
Processes of Natural Selection
The Evolution of Phenotypic Traits
Conflict and Cooperation
Species
Speciation
How to be Fit: Reproductive Success
Coevolution: Evolving Interactions among Species
Evolution of Genes and Genomes
Development and Evolution
Macroevolution
Evolutionary Science, Creationism, and Society
Glossary
Autorenporträt
DOUGLAS FUTUYMA Ph.D. 1969, University of Michigan, Douglas Futuyma's research interests in evolution focus primarily on speciation and the evolution of ecological interactions among species. He has been a Guggenheim and a Fulbright Fellow, the President of the Society for the Study of Evolution and the American Society of Naturalists, and the editor of Evolution